The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-04-03

| curious and interesting results NeIo
obtained upon these occasions that
there is no room here to relate. Ex-
periments we're MADE in the presence
of many prominent citizens, electri-
clans and men of scientific attain
ments, but no one could ever dis
cover that the source Of the commu-
nication was anything else than the
occult agency it claimed to be. Upon
one of these occasions when the
manifestations were taking place in
the house OF gentleman on Airing
ton street, DR.. L. P. Sapp, a well
known physician, was present. He
was then treating case that greatly
disturbed him, as he was apparently
able to do it no good. He was think
ing of this case more than of the
manifestations, when all at once this
message was licked off by the instru-
ment:
"Dr. Sapp, you are in trouble
about that case of Mr.. -, banning
the patient, to DIR. Sapp's great
amazement, as he had said nothing
about the case to any one. He
asked:
"Who are you and what do you
know about it.
Il am DR.. Wells and l think | can
help you" -,
The:instrument then went on and
licked off long message, giving a de-
tailed diagnosis of the case, abound
| ing in medical phrases and anatomi-
cal terminology, of which ROwley
had no knowledge whatever. The
mysterious agency then prescribed a
course of treatment which DR.. Sapp
yentured to try and with such happy
effect that he followed it up and his
patient got well. He was induced
to consult the same ghostly oracle in
other cases and with such uniform
good results that he took Mr.. Row
ley into his Office and, submitting
different cases to diagnosis of the
mysterious doctor in the unseen
world, opened up new field in med
ical practice.
TEST CASES.
To give the matter a test. the
writer called upon DR.. Sapp and Mr..
Rowley and submitted case to be
Diagnosed, concerning which he is
quite sure neither had any previous
KNOWLEDGE. The apparatus throug b
which the communication comes is
simple, and consists of ordinary trans
hitting and receiving telegraph in
struments that are used in all tele-
graph offices where the Morse system
is employed, and where the messages
are read by sound. The key or traUs-
mitter is inclosed in box made
with an ordinary school slate for the
bottom and another for the top, the
latter working with a hinge SO that
it can be turned back. When the
lid is shut the instrument is wholly
closed, and all physical contact with
it is impossible. The receiver or
"sounder" is on the table about a
foot away, and wire from a single
cell battery on the floor is attached,
making what telegraphers call a
closed circuit, and very short one,
the receiver and transmitter being
not more than two feet apart. II
they were 100 miles apart the prinei-
pie upon which the apparatus operates
would be the same. As most people
know, telegraph messages are sent by
the operator raising and depressing
the keys of the transmitter, closing
and opening its Gil cult with a series
of unequal movements that are
translated in the ticks" of the
sounder at the other end of the
wire. In this apparatus the mes
sage is sent and received in the same
way, the only difference being that
the sounder is only foot or so from
the transmitter. But in this case
the transmitter is shut up in a box
and inaccessible through any physi-
cal means. Whatever operates the
key is intangible and invisible, and
shut up in that little box. There
can be no contact from without, and
yet something operates the key, and
the message is licked out by the
other instrument on the table. The
writer examined the apparatus thor
oughly, and has sufficient knowledge
of telegraphy to feel we'll assured
that there is nothing in it except
what has been stated. Experienced
electricians and telegraphers, among
them being Superintendent Wright,
of theWestern Union, have examined
it and thoroughly tested it, with the
same result. The simple fact is, and
however the phenomena may be ac-
counted for the fact must stand, that
this apparatus transmits and makes
known intelligent messages from
some source and absolutely without
physical contact or physical inter
vention and without any visible or
perceptible operator,
The writer gave the street and
number of the house where the pa
tent might be found and the mes
sage came:
II will see the patient. "
Alter an interval of perhaps five
minutes the instrument began again
and this message was received:
THE DIAGNOSIS.
II find extensive uterine derauge-
ment and back Of that an impairment
of the digestive processes. There is
thickeniug of the inner walls OF the
uterus with tendency to fibroid
formation at the upper and right side
of the fundus. There are already
some fibroid process arranged trans,
versely, the inner space being filled
with watery secretions. The organ
is abnormally enlarged. The blood
vessels are engorged even to their
utmost rami6cation and the blood Is
impure and full of impedimenta.
There appears to have been an abra-
sion near the cervix and a sore has
formed there with a purulent dis
charge. The patient has frequently
choking sensations and severe pains
IN the lumbar region. The engorge-
ment of the blood vessels is over the
entire uterine plexus There is dis
turbance in the region of the ovaries
and the falopiaR tubes are distended
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